BRUNO CHEYROU made a comeback from injury as a Robbie Foy strike gave young Liverpool reserves side a 1-0 victory over Manchester City at Hyde United's Ewen Fields.

Cheyrou completed the 90 minutes in typically quiet fashion after returning from another back injury, but it was the match-winning performance of young winger Foy, which will have caught the eye of the watching Phil Thompson. Anthony Le Tallec also enjoyed a 65-minute outing.

The City line-up had a familiar look with the names of Schmeichel and Wright-Phillips adorning sky blue jerseys. However it was Kasper, son of Manchester United legend Peter, between the posts, and Bradley, younger brother of Shaun, leading the line in attack.

After an ultra-quiet opening, Liverpool's Foy burst into life with a great surge though the middle, before laying off to Jason Massie, whose shot was blocked.

Two minutes later the home side squandered a golden opportunity of their own as a cross from the left wing was blazed wide by Chris Shuker, who scored a hat-trick against the Reds second-string two years ago.

Within the space of five minutes the game had transformed into a pulsating end-to-end encounter with Liverpool again coming close through Ryan Wilkie, who rose to meet Cheyrou's corner, but directed his header just wide

Again City turned up the heat and David Raven was forced to make a last-ditch goal-line clearance after Shuker had found space and taken the ball past Patrice Luzi.

Against the run of play Liverpool had the lead on 38 minutes through Foy. Le Tallec flicked on Wilkie's cross and the young Scot struck an unerring left-foot volley past Schmeichel Jnr.

It should have been two shortly before the break as a magnificent throughball from Foy found Massie, who took a touch too many before forcing Schmeichel into a fine stop.

Liverpool picked up where they left off after the interval with Schmeichel making another fantastic save from Massie. The diminutive young striker enjoyed a fine outing.

Shuker continued to threaten, but his diligent running aside, City struggled to trouble the Reds defence, marshalled excellently by Raven.

Under-19s stars Andy Wright and Wilkie also impressed for the visitors, who strolled through the second period causing Schmeichel to emulate his father by surging forward for a corner in stoppage time but there were no late heroics.